Lego - Monkey Palace: The LEGO Group and Asmodee join forces for a family board game 

By Mulder, 25 january 2024

Play and entertainment giants, the LEGO® Group and Asmodee, today unveiled their first collaboration in the world of board games with the launch of Monkey Palace. Presented as a family strategy game, Monkey Palace promises an exceptional play experience for players of all ages.

The game, conceived by talented game designers David Gordon and TAM (Tin Aung Myaing), will be officially presented to distributors and industry partners at the Nuremberg Toy Fair. It will then be available on the market from October 3 at SPIEL Essen, the world's largest board game convention, as well as at selected retailers worldwide.

Monkey Palace takes place in a captivating jungle universe, offering a unique combination of collaborative and competitive elements for two to four players. Participants are invited to work together strategically to build the Monkey Palace, while individually trying to collect as many bricks and points as possible, all under the watchful eye of the Monkey. The game gradually evolves into an impressive assemblage of LEGO® pieces that players can proudly display in their homes.

Birgitte Bülow, head of the LEGO® board game design team at Asmodee, expresses her delight: "We're absolutely thrilled to be taking LEGO® and board game fans on this playful adventure, which combines the timeless creativity of the LEGO® Group with our passion and expertise in board games. The design of this game was built around exploiting the infinite possibilities of the LEGO® brick. In our opinion, Monkey Palace offers an extraordinary gaming experience, blending competition and collaboration, which should delight board game enthusiasts the world over."

Jaume Fabregat, Director of Board Games at LEGO® Publishing, adds: "The LEGO® Group is committed to inspiring the builders of tomorrow, which is why we are delighted to unveil Monkey Palace in collaboration with Asmodee. The game challenges young and old alike to use LEGO® pieces to build, deconstruct and rebuild their palace, offering an exciting gaming experience in which each game is unique. This brand-new collaboration has enabled us to develop even more creative and innovative modes of play."

This collaboration marks the result of an extensive research and development process carried out by both companies, aimed at offering new social experiences through play, bringing together all generations. The LEGO® Group and Asmodee aspire to devise innovative ways of combining the valuable LEGO® System in Play with the interactive nature of board games, offering new play experiences to families, game enthusiasts and LEGO® fans.

Asmodee France, France's leading publisher and distributor of board games, with its portfolio of well-known titles, joins the LEGO® Group, a privately-owned family company that has been making gaming history since 1932 with its iconic LEGO® brick.

This announcement promises to open a new chapter in the history of board games, combining the creative heritage of the LEGO® Group with the expertise of Asmodee, to bring hours of entertainment to families around the world.

(Source : press release)